J. Jacob Kirksey, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership Policy

College of Education, Texas Tech University

 

Associate Director of K-12 Research

Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education (CIRCLE)

 

 

 

Media and Press

“Jacob is a highly sought-after researcher not only because of his stellar work but also because he exudes a remarkable energy and passion.”

Students show up to school more often when they see ‘familiar faces,’ new study finds – Chalkbeat

The Effect of Year-to-Year Classmate Continuity on Student Attendance – Marshall Memo

Mentoring the Next Generation – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

500 Queer Scientists – Jacob Kirksey

 

Click the image above to listen to the Guy Gordon Show, featuring Jacob Kirksey.

Rebeca Mireles-Rios and Jacob Kirksey nominated for 2018 Margaret T. Getman Service to Student Awards – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Jacob Kirksey and Jasmine McBeath to compete in semi-final rounds of campus-wide Grad Slam – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Jacob Kirksey receives Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Jacob Kirksey awarded NSF grant to study inclusion issues in Australia – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Education Policy Academy 2017 Cohort – American Enterprise Institute

Fellowship Award from the National Science Foundation- Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Fellowship Award from the National Science Foundation- Colorado College

Presentation at the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness- Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

All-American Award in Speech/Debate for the Pi Kappa Delta Society – Colorado College

All-American Award in Speech/Debate for the Pi Kappa Delta Society – Catalyst Newspaper

Texas State Speech Championship – Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Emerging Education Policy Scholars Cohort, Class of 2018-19 – Fordham Institute and American Enterprise Institute

Study: Deportations widen Latino-white achievement gaps at school.- The Hechinger Report

Schools in Nevada and Colorado saw a 6 percentage point drop in chronic absence after offering so-called Breakfast After the Bell programs. – Politico

Jacob Kirksey, Ph. D. Candidate at University of California- June 15, 2018 – The Guy Gordon Show

Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy – UC Center Sacramento

Jacob Kirksey awarded a 2018 Dean’s Graduate Mentoring Award – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

Michael Gottfried and Jacob Kirksey present at the 2018 Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

The Gevirtz School kicks off new national graduate student lecture series “ExpandED: Broadening the Understanding of Today’s Educational Issues” – Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

The Catholic School Difference – Wall Street Journal